Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Afro/American Sketches
| Recorded | Sep 29 & Nov 10, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRST 7225 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Discogs | master 397278 |
The record
Nelson's 1961 orchestral suite for Prestige, tracing Black American musical history in his own charts -- ambitious writing from the year of his 'Blues And The Abstract Truth.'
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 18 pressings on file.
| 1962 | Prestige · PR 7225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1962 | Prestige · PRST 7225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| — | Prestige · PR 7225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp |
| — | Prestige · PR 7225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1962 | Esquire · 32-162 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1964 | Prestige · PRT 7225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Transatlantic Records · PR 7225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Prestige · PRT 7225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Bellaphon · BJS 40100 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Bellaphon · BSJ 40100 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 7225 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Prestige · LPJ-40017 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1993 | Prestige · OJCCD 1819-2 — CD, Album, Stereo |
| 2006 | Original Jazz Classics · 00025218181921 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |